What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Swansea.
Swansea Castle was built in the early 12th century by William de Londres, a Norman nobleman, and later held by the de Heulincourt family. It is remembered as a key medieval stronghold and symbol of Norman influence in south Wales.
Places near here
Midland Bank;HSBC Bank, Castle Square, SwanseaBank (financial) · 9 yd
The Cross KeysChurch, cross or graveyard · 73 yd
SwanseaCity · 81 yd
New Castle;Swansea Castle, SwanseaCastle · 88 yd
Swansea CastleCastle · 90 yd
Parc Tawe Complex, and 'Plantasia' Glasshouse, Swansea City CentreShopping Centre · 270 yd
PlantasiaHeritage attraction · 343 yd
Swansea MuseumMuseum · 349 yd
Swansea City Bus StationVisitor information · 431 yd
Swansea SA1 from Kilvey HillMountain or hill · 1028 yd
Honeycomb worm formations on Swansea beachBeach · 1220 yd
Rosehill Quarry Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1491 ydOther information
Photo: Aaron Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0